West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-12-22
WASHINGTON.
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL

The total nurabcr OF bills and Joint r,>olu
tions introduced in the United States senate
ON Monday was 59l a larger number than
was ever before introduced in ono day.
Among tho bills presented 10y the Senators
were a few new ones of genuine Importance
and a number of Oh ones which failed OF
passage last session
The most Interesting OF tho former was
Senator Beck's bin regarding tho circu'a
ton Of coin certificates. which ne en-
titled; "a bill FOR tho retirement of
United States legal tender and national
bank notes of small denominations and
the issue Of coin CCrtjdcatos Its pur-
pose Is fairly described i'm the title and IL On
deaNoist 10 secure It's object 10y preventing tho
issue OF United stat notes OF less than $40,
limiting national bank notes OF less than 80 To
one fourth of the entire circulation, suhstitu-
ting coin certificates for silver aud cold
certificates, which shall be rctircl when they
are received at the Treasury, nnd au. horiz-
ing the Secretary of IN, Treasury To issue
these coin certificates in denominations les;
than so ON all the surplus gold aud silver
com and bullion IN excess of SiuO.Oll,OJO of
gold
Senator Bowen touched upon tho some
sub cct by MS bill providing "A new guaran-
tee FOR bank circulation. AMI IBIS old hin for
the unlimited coinage of silver Both tbcS,
branches ot the financial subject were we'll
represented among the bills of the other
Senators.
Senator Blair, among a series OF labor and
temperance bills put in his old Educational
oill again, AMI Senator Cameron rsintro-
dured, with soma slight changes, his bill per
mittiug The international Navigation Com
pany To bring their fleet of foreign built
vessels under the American register This
blll adds also the permission 10 Tcplaco
any OF Their hcct lost or destroyed
with new yes els constructed or purchased i'm
foreign countries He also introduced his
last se-s ons hi ! TO promote the foreign trade
of the United States. which provides common.
saton for carrying tn, mails 10 vessels of
specified classe' az rates varying from four
cents to four aud four hith ccnts per 100 tons
per mile
ANN, o'harbl's were tho roiloWiny:
bN ldmuntS-AppropTi1t 5000 600
Tor the establishment of postal telegraph
sNhlgm, with four main trunk limos ccutering
at Washington. nul lateral branches o. con
meet with leading cities gcncrnlly TO be
operated hy thc Postpilic, Department.
By Mtche.l-To regulate immigration and
prevent the introduction of an Objectionable
class Of citizens
BY Pugh TO refer all claims coming be.
fore Congress 10 a comm too having power
To send thcm 10 the Court OF Gains
by nolph-Io amend the Constitution.
giving congress power 10 make laws 10 gov
ern marriages aud divorces
by Eu~t.s-Providing for "a Joint ce'cbro
ton ot the national capital in $50 bv the lG
American Republics in honor of the centcn.
nal OF Tho COnst tuition of the parent HcDub.
lic-thc United States The bin nDpropriqt,g ,g
: 0p,OOO for this purpose and rovidcs com
M sion 10 have cnnrgc Of tho celebration
By Turpic-l'or the almi Is on ms States Of
washington ma Dakota Territories.
Bv llcar-Fort TIE erection of monument
10 the negro soldiers and sailors who ga,e
their lives foTthc preservation OF tho coun-
try.
by Chandler Fixing the snlarics Of The
ov.rnl judges or the Unit Il States District
Comts ut 50 600 yearly.
by Iullpm or pension to The widow Of
General John a. Logan; 1l.o f.r coustiiu.
t'onal amendment in r.ia ion 90 bigamy aud
polygnmy also 10 rcimbur several State.
for forest pa d on war bombs
Hy H9c-lo prohibit the letting Of govern.
ment work to contractors employing convict
l0Lor
Bv Daw s-A bill 10 grant lands inssvcralty
10 Sioux Ind Hans ia Dakota
by Mlndereon--Tha Dependent pcn.iou
iii in1ors'd bv the Grand Army OF the Re.
pubic. Mr.. Mandes)n sal hf would an
dr tho senate in favor o. Tie bill
BY Nan'e-To rep,nl the Civil Scrvic, law
BY Stcwart-Fo. tho issue o. Coin CcrtiG-
cats